Section R414-517-4 - Change in Hospital Status(1)(a) If a hospital's status changes during any given year and it no longer falls under the definition of a hospital that is subject to the assessment outlined in Section 26B-3-507, the hospital must submit in writing to DIH a notice of the status change and the effective date of that change. The notice must be mailed to the correct address, as follows, and is only effective upon receipt by the Reimbursement Unit: Via United States Postal Service:
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
DIH, OFS
Attn: Reimbursement Unit
P.O. Box 143102
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-3102
Via United Parcel Service, Federal Express, and similar:
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
DIH, OFS
Attn: Reimbursement Unit
288 North 1460 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3231
(b) DIH may identify a hospital that has changed status and will not include that hospital in the subsequent quarterly assessment.(2) The following provisions apply for any period in which a hospital is no longer subject to the assessment and notice has been given under Subsection (1)(a), or when the hospital is identified by DIH under Subsection (1)(b): (a) DIH shall require payment of the assessment from that hospital for the full quarter in which the status change occurred and the hospital will receive full payment, as outlined in Section 26B-3-511, for the applicable quarter; and(b) the hospital is exempt from future assessment and not eligible for payment under this rule.(3) For state fiscal year 2020 and subsequent years, before the beginning of each state fiscal year, DIH shall determine whether a new provider is subject to the assessment. DIH will add a newly identified provider prospectively, beginning that new state fiscal year. For example, a May 2019 evaluation that identifies a new provider will result in that new provider being added July 2019.Utah Admin. Code R414-517-4
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-22, effective 11/1/2017Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-4, effective 1/29/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-14, effective 7/1/2020Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-14, effective 7/11/2023